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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Meetings begin promptly at 7 p.m. and are held at the Valencia Town Center's
[Westfield Mall] Community Room. See Map & Photo below
meeting dates.
2009 Membership Meetings
| January 19 |
Please welcome internationally acclaimed artist
Kathryn Hall. She has published and exhibited up and down the Pacific Coast and has been saluted in
many articles on art. She will be demonstrating the old masters
painting technique by doing a landscape in water-based oils. |
| February 16 |
Glen Knowles - Plein Air
Artist, Oils & Watercolors
http://www.knowlesfineart.com
"I create in plein air because it
is one of the most difficult and rewarding activities I have ever
attempted. It tests me. Plein-air painting challenges me to do my
best and rewards me with just enough growth and insight to keep
trying. It has changed the way I look at the world. I have chosen to
spend my life in the pursuit of nature's light! I live with the hope
that I will someday paint a painting that approximates the
incredible paintings I see in my mind's eye, and feel in my heart!" |
| March 16 |
Jude Bischoff -
http://www.judebischoff.com Seeking to express the wild
inside,
Jude plays with the fire of fantasy and discovery, going deep into
the dark forest of imagination where others would fear to tread. Jude constantly
seeks new adventures and new forms of artistic expression to share
with others his love of being. And that is his gift to all of us. |
| April 20 |
W. Bradley Elsberry - http://www.wbradleyelsberry.com
"I hope my works will make a positive difference in the quality of
the lives they touch. With my landscapes I work on painting in the
tradition of the American Sublime style dating back to the Hudson
River school of painting. I seek not to show a scene as it is
normally seen every day. Instead I hope to reveal a special moment
in time when the weather and time of day create extraordinary air
and light. I bring this together with the myriad details of the
leaves and rocks and water to emulate the beautiful spectacle of
nature. One of those moments you feel privileged to have witnessed." |
| May 18 |
Johanna
Spinks -
http://www.portraitartist.com/spinks/portraits2.htm
Johanna's
work has won her national acclaim being featured recently in The New
York Times, and earning juried recognition, awards and show
acceptances from various art institutions including American Artist
Magazine, Art Talk, Oil Painters of America and The California Art
Club. "I have always loved and studied every aspect of art but
portraiture was a natural draw for me. There was just nothing else I
wanted to paint. I am fascinated by faces; and I study them all day
long even when I'm not actually painting them, at the local coffee
shop, at the drycleaners, at a Lakers Game, wherever...
Johanna's
affiliations also include Allied Artists of America, The Artists
Fellowship of New York, The Players’ Club of New York, The Portrait
Society of America (Johanna is proud to serve as its CA State
Ambassador), and The Portrait Society of Atlanta. |
| June 15 |
Meli Calkins -
http://www.melicalkins.com/
Meli has been painting with soft pastels for the past 30
plus years. Why soft pastels? In her own words she states;
"I love the brilliance and intensity of color that pastels
are able to display. Being able to lay and mix the colors
directly on the canvas is more appealing to me than mixing
colors on a pallet." Meli loves interpreting the beauty of
nature along the California Central Coast which gives her
the inspiration to compose paintings where a person feels
they could walk right into and be part of the painting. She
also has a special love for the grace and power exhibited by
the world of horses.
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| July 20 |
Chris Van Winkle - Chris is a
California artist with roots in Canada. His art studies include
Ontario College of Art, Toronto; Citrus College, Glendora, CA; and
the Art Center
College of Design, Los Angeles, California. He has studied with
Robert Hallett and with the legendary Milford Zornes as well as
Robert E. Wood, Frank Webb, George James and Henry Fukuhara. He is
an award-winning artist in both the National Watercolor Society and
Watercolor West, and is a signature member of the National
Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, the Transparent Watercolor
Society of America and the Whiskey Painters of America. Chris has
served several years on the board of the National Watercolor
Society, and as president for three years.
http://web.mac.com/christianvanwinkle/chrisvw/Home.html |
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The red star in the center of the map is JC Penneys. The entry door to the Community Center Room is located at the back of the small parking lot between
JC Penneys and The Food Atrium - see photo below map.


If the door is locked please enter through the double doors to the right
of the tree in this photo. Go left down the hall to enter the community room.
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